Lot 80 | [ AUSTRALIAN / ABORIGINAL ART ] SHORTY LUNGKATA TJUNGURRAYI (CIRCA 1914 - 1987) Tingari Men at Intirinynga, 1977 synthetic polymer paint on canvas 46 x 165 cm E22000-26000 Provenance: Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd, Alice Springs. Catalogue Number
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[ AUSTRALIAN / ABORIGINAL ART ] SHORTY LUNGKATA TJUNGURRAYI (CIRCA 1914 - 1987) Tingari Men at Intirinynga, 1977 synthetic polymer paint on canvas 46 x 165 cm E22000-26000 Provenance: Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd, Alice Springs. Catalogue Number SL77805 Aboriginal Gallery of Dreamings, VIC. Catalogue Number AGOD6928. Private Collection, England A large group of men are gathered for ceremonial events associated with initiation of young men into tribal law. The two large circles at either end of the painting are the ceremonial areas. The large central circle is the rockhole Intirinynga, the site of the ceremony. Smaller circles represent the various men's camps and the interconnecting lines are the paths they follow during the ritual. Background dots represent sleeping men (red), ceremonial objects(black surrounded by a single row of white dots) and weapons (boomerangs, woomeras, spears and shields).
